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Khotang’s Orange Meets International Market

Tanahun Farmers Earn Over USD 31.2 Million from Orange Sales

Farmers in the Tanahun district have earned more than USD 31.2 million from orange sales this year, showing an increase compared to ...

Hike it like a local: Nepal Trekking 101

Tourist Arrivals Surge in January

With the beginning of the new year 2026, Nepal’s tourism sector has witnessed remarkable enthusiasm. In January alone, 92,573 foreign ...

Kathmandu-Lhasa Bus Service Resumes 

After nearly two decades, discussions have intensified regarding the resumption of the direct Kathmandu Lhasa bus service. This service was originally launched to promote ...

Warm Food, Cold Mornings: Celebrating Maghe Sankranti 

Warm Food, Cold Mornings: Celebrating Maghe Sankranti 

Celebrated every year around mid-January, Maghe Sankranti, also known as Maghi or Khichara depending on the community and region, marks the moment when the ...

First Snowfall of the Season in Mustang  

Mustang Warns Against High-Altitude Treks After Heavy Snowfall

The District Administration Office of Mustang has advised trekkers not to travel on five major high-altitude trekking routes following heavy ...

National Assembly Elections Conclude with 95.68 Percent Voter Turnout 

The National Assembly elections concluded across the country on Sunday with a voter turnout of 95.68 per cent, according to ...

Celebrating Lhosar: More Than One New Year in Nepal 

Celebrating Lhosar: More Than One New Year in Nepal 

Lhosar means new year, celebrated by different communities at various times of the year depending on their traditions, geography, and calendars.  ...

Mayor Balen Urges Gen Z to Return Home

Jhapa-5 Set for Much-Anticipated Oli–Balen Shah Face-Off

Former prime minister and CPN-UML chair KP Sharma Oli has filed his candidacy from Jhapa-5, making the constituency one of ...

Election Commission Calls for Applications From Election Observers

March Elections See Surge in Candidacies and Resignations  

With 45 days remaining until Nepal’s House of Representatives elections scheduled for March 5, Nepal's political scene has intensified as nomination registration begins nationwide with a ...

RSP, Mayor Balen Reach Seven-Point Agreement 

Balendra Shah Resigns as Kathmandu Mayor 

Kathmandu Metropolitan City Mayor Balendra Shah (Balen) has resigned from office. Shah stepped down to register his candidacy for the House of ...

Election Commission Calls for Applications From Election Observers

Nepali Congress Split: Ball in Election Commission’s Court

Ahead of the elections on March 5, Nepali Congress–the largest party in the dissolved House of Representatives–is on the verge ...

Election Commission Calls for Applications From Election Observers

Election Commission Selling National Voter Roll for USD 69

The Election Commission has made arrangements to provide voter details from across the country to political parties if required, upon ...

Nepal Included in US Visa Bond Policy 

With Nepal’s inclusion, applicants applying for the United States business and tourist visas will have to deposit a bond of up to USD 15,000 from January ...

Something Oily Beneath Dailekh 

Something Oily Beneath Dailekh 

For decades, nearly all petroleum products consumed in the country have been imported, leaving the economy exposed to price fluctuations, supply disruptions, ...

NPR 2.56 Billion Invested in Startup Enterprises in Koshi Province

Startup enterprises in Koshi Province have attracted a total investment of Rs 2.56 billion, according to a special study conducted ...

ICC Men’s T20 World Cup Trophy Arrives in Nepal 

The ICC Men’s T20 World Cup trophy arrived in Nepal on Monday as part of its global tour and was ...

Lord Ganesha: The Deity Who Comes First 

Lord Ganesha: The Deity Who Comes First 

In Patan, it is almost impossible to stroll through a neighbourhood without encountering an idol of Lord Ganesha.  Depicted with an elephant head, ...

Alcohols of Nepal: Spirits Steeped in Culture 

Alcohols of Nepal: Spirits Steeped in Culture 

While alcohol is often associated with beer or whisky, Nepal has a diverse range of local beverages ingrained in its ...

400 Deployed Nationwide to Count Waterbirds

Nepal has mobilised 400 bird experts, nature guides, wildlife photographers, and volunteers for its annual nationwide waterbird census, which began ...

China Advises Citizens on Five Key Dos and Don’ts for Nepal Travel

China Advises Citizens on Five Key Dos and Don’ts for Nepal Travel

The Chinese Embassy in Kathmandu has issued a travel advisory for Chinese citizens visiting Nepal during the New Year and ...

Government Suspends Passports of Five, including Ex-PM Oli

Lekhak Denies Involvement in Suppressing Gen Z Uprising

Former Home Minister Ramesh Lekhak has claimed that he did not give any orders to open fire during the Gen ...

RSP, Mayor Balen Reach Seven-Point Agreement 

RSP, Mayor Balen Reach Seven-Point Agreement 

Rastriya Swatantra Party (RSP) and Kathmandu Metropolitan City Mayor Balen Shah have reached a seven-point agreement for the March elections. ...

The Baggage of a Weak Passport  

The Baggage of a Weak Passport  

For many citizens, travelling abroad does not begin with excitement. It begins with stress. Even in 2025, travelling on a ...

Mustang Customs Traded Goods Worth USD 75.5 Million

The increasing popularity of electric vehicles has led to a surge in imports of Chinese EVs via the Korala border ...

Assessment Underway After Termination of Sunkoshi–Marin Diversion Contract

An evaluation is underway following the termination of a major construction contract for the Sunkoshi–Marin Diversion Multipurpose Project. The cancelled ...

USA Terminates Diversity Visa Lottery 

The United States has suspended its Green Card Lottery programme following a deadly shooting at Brown University, a move ordered by ...

Endangered Gharial Population Rises in Chitwan

Endangered Gharial Population Rises in Chitwan

The population of the rare and endangered gharial crocodile is increasing in Chitwan’s two major rivers, the Rapti and the Narayani.   According ...

Unplanned Spending Has Eroded Public Trust in the State, Says Industry Minister

Minister for Industry, Commerce and Supplies Anil Kumar Sinha has said that the tendency to make public expenditures without proper ...

Threads of Tradition: Cotton in Crisis  

Threads of Tradition: Cotton in Crisis  

Cotton, often referred to as “white gold”, has long been regarded as a high-value crop with significant potential for agriculture. Yet production ...

Excavations Uncover Remains from Sixth BCE  

Excavations Uncover Remains from Sixth BCE  

Archaeological excavations in southern Nepal have uncovered significant remains from the time of Gautam Buddha in Panditpur. The discoveries were made in Ramgram Municipality of Nawalparasi West district, an ...

Information Technology has become indispensable to livelihood: PM

KP Oli Wins Big in Party Convention

KP Sharma Oli has been re-elected as the chairperson of the CPN (UML) for a third consecutive term, reaffirming his ...

Mechi Highway Curves Upgraded to Improve Safety

Work has begun to upgrade dangerous curves along the Mechi Highway, a key road that links the eastern hills with ...

Nepal Gifting Two Elephants to Qatar  

Nepal Gifting Two Elephants to Qatar  

Two elephant calves raised at the Elephant Breeding and Training Centre in Khorsor, Chitwan National Park, are being sent to Qatar ...

Nepal Begins Fifth National Tiger Census with Donor Support  

Nepal Begins Fifth National Tiger Census with Donor Support  

Nepal has begun its fifth national tiger census, deploying more than 2,300 automated camera traps across key tiger habitats to determine the ...

NRNA to Hold the 12th International General Convention in February

NRNA to Hold the 12th International General Convention in February

The Non-Resident Nepali Association (NRNA) has announced that its 12th International General Convention will be held from February 23 to ...

New Edition of Pokhara Street Festival is Here

New Edition of Pokhara Street Festival is Here

The Restaurant and Bar Association Nepal (REBAN), Pokhara, is set to organise the 27th edition of the Pokhara Street Festival ...

Lumbini Lions Win Nepal Premier League

Lumbini Lions Win Nepal Premier League

Lumbini Lions won their first Nepal Premier League (NPL) title on Saturday after defeating Sudurpaschim Royals by six wickets in the final ...

National Geographic Hails ‘Mithila Thali’ as a Top South Asian Local Dish

National Geographic Hails ‘Mithila Thali’ as a Top South Asian Local Dish

Mithila Thali has earned a place on National Geographic’s list of South Asia’s standout traditional dishes, bringing global attention to Janakpur’s food ...

Inside the Business of Gold Smuggling 

Inside the Business of Gold Smuggling 

On July 18, 2024, authorities at Tribhuvan International Airport (TIA) intercepted one of the most memorable hauls: 100 kilograms of ...

Nepal hosts 10 per cent of the world’s snow leopards

Himalayan Apex Predator Terrorises Mustang 

Sixteen sheep and three goats were killed near the Temperate Horticulture Development Centre in Marpha, Gharpajhong-2, following a snow leopard ...

Kathmandu University Marks 31st Convocation, Crosses 50,000 Graduates

Kathmandu University (KU) held the first phase of its 31st convocation on December 10 at Dhulikhel's central campus. It was presided over by Prime ...

Chepang Students Send Satellite to Space 

Chepang Students Send Satellite to Space 

On December 10, a historic moment for Nepal unfolded: a nanosatellite built by Chepang students from Nepal was launched from China. The ...

Khotang’s Orange Meets International Market

Khotang’s Orange Meets International Market

Khotang district has produced more than NPR 341 million (about USD 2.62 million) worth of oranges this year, with Jantedhunga ...

From Bel Fruit to Sun God: The Sacred Marriages of Newa Women 

From Bel Fruit to Sun God: The Sacred Marriages of Newa Women 

In the Newa community, women undergo three marriages in their lifetime, but only one involves a human partner.   The Newa community, especially in Kathmandu Valley, is ...

Nepal leads global production of ‘large cardamom’

Cardamom Exports Double in Four Months  

In the first four months of fiscal year 2082/83, the export of cardamom has increased by 109 per cent compared ...

Anti-corruption Body Files Case over Pokhara Airport Corruption 

Anti-corruption Body Files Case over Pokhara Airport Corruption 

Nepal’s anti-corruption agency is moving forward with one of the biggest corruption cases in the country’s aviation history, targeting 55 ...

Upper Myagdi-1 Hydropower Project 30 per cent Complete

The 53.5-megawatt Upper Myagdi-1 Hydropower Project, under construction across Dhaulagiri and Malika rural municipalities in Myagdi, has reached 30 percent ...

UN Special Rapporteur on Minority Issues Visits Nepal 

UN Special Rapporteur on Minority Issues Visits Nepal 

UN Special Rapporteur on minority issues Nicolas Levrat has arrived in Nepal for a 10-day official visit from December 4 ...

NPR 500 Thousand Cash Transaction Limit from January 15  

NPR 500 Thousand Cash Transaction Limit from January 15  

Nepal is set to introduce a major financial rule that bans cash transactions of NPR 500,000 (USD 3,476) or more, marking one ...

Criminalised but Unresolved: Understanding the Reality of Begging 

Criminalised but Unresolved: Understanding the Reality of Begging 

In 2022, an estimated 20.3 per cent of Nepalis lived below the poverty line. In this landscape, begging has emerged as both a survival ...

Hopeful foreign investments in the first month of the new fiscal year

Washington Discussions Explore New U.S. Investment Prospects in Nepal

The American Chamber of Commerce in Nepal (AmCham Nepal) held discussions in Washington, D.C., on December 1 to explore opportunities ...

Yomari Punhi Celebrated in the Valley

Yomari Punhi Celebrated in the Valley

Newars of the Kathmandu valley celebrated the Yomari Punhi on Thursday. Yomari can be written as Ya:mari, Yamari, or Yomari, but regardless ...

International Day of Persons with Disabilities: Nepal Urges Action Over Awareness

Nepal joins the global community today, December 3, in marking the 33rd International Day of Persons with Disabilities with rallies, ...

Government Recognises Gen Z Protest Victims 

Government Recognises Gen Z Protest Victims 

The government has announced two major decisions to formally recognise those who died during the Gen Z protests. At the ...

Tourist Arrivals Reach 116,000 in November 

Tourist Arrivals Reach 116,000 in November 

According to the Nepal Tourism Board (NTB), tourist arrivals have increased this month. For the month of November 2025, a total ...

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